Shank. There, I said it right out loud. Shank, shank, shank! For some reason, which escapes my understanding, there exists a kind of taboo regarding the utterance of this golfing obscenity. The inference seems to be that the mere mouthing of the disease’s name will cause contagion by association. The abhorrence of the malady is […]
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It has lately and begrudgingly dawned on me that I may be the wrong sex. Before you start looking around furtively to ensure the grandkids aren’t reading over your shoulder, let me explain. As a teen, I was forced to view a musical (it was a date, and the girl chose the movie). West Side […]
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Results from the New York State Golf Association Four-Ball Championship on May 19-20 at Leatherstocking in Cooperstown (numbers in [brackets] indicate Capital Region Amateur Golf Association points for area players):
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Glen Nager, U.S. Golf Association president, made the following remarks this morning to explain why golf’s governing bodies have chosen to adopt the rule that bans anchoring a club to the body:
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Despite the objections of the PGA Tour, golf’s two governing bodies have adopted a rule, effective in 2016, that bans the anchoring of a club while making a stroke. Here is the joint press release:
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The sixth annual Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge will be held Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Atunyote Golf Club on the Turning Stone Resort in Verona. The fundraiser for raising awareness and funding for the improved health and wellness of Native American youth nationwide again will feature Tiger Woods as well as 11 other prominent […]
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